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Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2012 1:26 am Post subject: [ GLSA 201209-08 ] SquidClamav: Denial of Service |
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory
Title: SquidClamav: Denial of Service (GLSA 201209-08)
Severity: normal
Exploitable: remote
Date: September 24, 2012
Bug(s): #428778
ID: 201209-08
Synopsis
A vulnerability in SquidClamav may result in Denial of Service.
Background
SquidClamav is a HTTP anti-virus for Squid based on ClamAV and ICAP.
Affected Packages
Package: net-proxy/squidclamav
Vulnerable: < 6.8
Unaffected: >= 6.8
Architectures: All supported architectures
Description
SquidClamav does not properly escape URLs before passing them to the
system command call.
Impact
A remote attacker could send a specially crafted URL to SquidClamav,
possibly resulting in a Denial of Service condition.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
All SquidClamav users should upgrade to the latest version: Code: | # emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-proxy/squidclamav-6.8"
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References
CVE-2012-3501
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